Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-22

land where summer sings and never dies.
A land of pure delight, where even the
lazily drifting clouds were all rose colored.
Where birds sing songs of love by brooks
that murmur words of affection and reflect
fondly the sunlight's radiant chances.
wilt thou take this man" Yes, she
would take him, cling to him, trust him,
love him "as long as you both shall live"
No doubling, never a fear. Brave little
heart, so true and tender! Cease futter-
ing, pretty bird thy nest is found
Such a Misunderstanding, such give you
joying," such clamor OF congratulations,
such an inundation of good wishes, such
an overflow of merriment. Inside the
room once more, the poor stunned and be-
wildeTed Young groom is only brought 10
consciousness by the touch of ruby lips
the great seal Of the holy bond of welded
love. Then lie begins to like it, he must
kiss the bridesmaids, and like a drunken
bee, each sip increases his thirst, and he
kisses his wife's cousins and their aunts
and the bridesmaids cousins and their
aunts, kisses the old mother, and is doubt
full if he ought not to kiss the old man, too
He is only brought TO q stand still when the
young fellow who used 10 cause him such
pangs of Jealousy smacks his pretty wife.
Ring around the merry poll" and other
hop along, skip along and walk along slow
sort of games are going on outside, but
theyall cease when the bugle call of Z" din,
ner' is sounded by the chief mistress of
ceremonies. OF course the bridegroom,
bridesmaids and groomsmen, candle bear
! ers, ETC., must have the Llaces of honor.
| The parson has a distinguished position By
| the side of the gray-headed master at the
, other end of those long, long tables. Rev
| erently the heads are bowed while the old
man asks a blessing. He has not asked q
| blessing with such hearty fervor in many
! long day. There is prayerful ring in
, his solemn voice that is close akin to sub
! Unity. In his aged heart there is prayer
with a broader meaning than those with
| cred lips could ever pronounce.
| Dinner You have dined at the Kim
| ball, perhaps you have dined az belmont
cos. How do l know where you have
dined? One thing know, you never ate
a dinner served with heartier hospitality
or seasoned with more generous good fell
| lowship than was eaten there The turkey
| had gobbled in the great swamp five miles
| away that morning at daybreak, and was
| gobbled that night by the merry banquet
! ers at wedding feast. The pigs were juicy
| and brown, and the potatoes were sugar
sweet. The biscuits had dimples that
might have been made by the diinpled
! hands of the bride, and the frosting on the
cakes glistened like silver in the candle
| light. II was all good. The people were
| good, and there were good times. The
| groom hardly knew whether he was sip
| ping nectar or feeding on corn-bread. Il
| mattered little to him, and to this day he
! could not tell what he ate for dinner then
| The bride had a poor appetite. She was
| forgetting that she was eating her last meal
| as member of the dear home circle. Look
| down happy stars, nod your head sweet
chrysanthemums. Breathe sweet and low
your signs of love, sweet breath of even
Hottest and most blest, Love is intoxi-
Gated with joy, and requited affection has
gone mad with happiness.
Can you guess who were welded that
day? / am sure l am not going to tell you
Enough for you to know that this is true
description of country wedding in the
Pima woods of Georgia. Montgomery u